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NUI Galway and the University of Ulster have joined forces with HSE West and the Western Health and Social Care Trust to create a collaborative cross-border partnership on diabetes-related research.

The first phase of the HSE Swine Flu Vaccination Campaign was launched on Mondy this week for Longford/ Westmeath. GP practices throughout the counties, with three additional HSE clinics operating in Athlone, Mullingar, and Longford will offer the vaccine to at-risk groups over the next two weeks.

Mayo Roscommon Hospice /Palliative Care Service invites you to sponsor a light on the Tree of Light in Knock for a friend, family member, or someone you know to let them know you are thinking of them during the Christmas period.

Mayo SPCA are appealing this week for homes or owners to come forward for the following animals.

Parents of primary school children in south Galway are up in arms over what they say is the absence of a school dental service in the Loughrea, Portumna, Woodford, Gort areas.

As the date of Arthritis Ireland’s national raffle, Friday November 27, draws near, Arthritis Ireland is calling on people in Mayo to support the national raffle to make a real difference to people living with arthritis in their county and be in with a chance to win one of the fantastic prizes on offer by calling 01 6618188, e-mailing [email protected], or visiting www.arthritisireland.ie

Blindness, they say, cuts you off from things. Deafness cuts you off from people. The ability to communicate is one of the things that makes us human, and yet many people go through life with impaired hearing and do little or nothing about it. If we needed glasses, we would see an optician. But when we need a hearing aid, not everyone will see an audiologist.

Q. I’ve noticed my appetite decreasing as I get older. At 80, I’m just not able to eat as much as I did 20 years ago. Is this healthy? It’s also not as much fun to eat alone.

Many people with children over the age of six months and those who are pregnant, are battling with the decision as to whether or not they should let their children or themselves get the swine flu jab.

Fine Gael Longford/Westmeath Senator Nicky McFadden has warned of the danger of cutting maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital and the threat it would pose to the lives of expectant mothers and their unborn babies.